2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II Group A tournament would have been held in Jaca, Spain, from 10 to 16 April 2021 and the Division II Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, from 7 to 13 March 2021.[1]

See also: 2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Croatia
Dates10–16 April 2021
(cancelled)
7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

In 2020, Australia was initially promoted but after Division II Group A was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain in Division II Group B.[2][3]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Division II Group A
2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates10–16 April 2021
(cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and was relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.
 Mexico Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.
 North Korea Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and was promoted.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2022 Division I B
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2022 Division II B
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II Group B
2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 South Africa Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2022 Division II A
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  New Zealand[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. New Zealand withdrew on 27 October 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  4. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "New Zealand withdraws women's team". iihf.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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